As London Skies Go Grey

The 'Friend' in Black

I was running?  But i could not see what i was running from. Was it something or someone i could not see. The trees passed me by like blurs and my breaths came ragged and hard. I cold hear the footsteps behind me fade away some what. And i took this opportunity to stop and breathe and look around for shelter or a hiding place from whatever it was chasing me. A thin layer of sweat had formed on my brow and my breath started to slow, but my heart did not.

I could hear an eerie voice call out to me. "Miss ______ Ravenfei. Come out now, hide and seek is not the game we are playing." I held my breath to see if the person could not find me.  I heard them give out a chilling laugh. But somehow i knew this laughter. It was familiar, but not the Undertaker kinda of laugh. I heard them get closer and i started to run again. I saw a light ahead of me and a manor came into view i ran towards it and  hope there was someone inside.

As i came closer i watched a strange figure open the I was nearly there when i saw the figure closer now. It was my father, only he was dead. His back still had the large wound in the back and frozen smile was plastered on his face. Behind him was my mother she wore a smile and ever wound she had received. Then my maid, the cook, the gardener all wounded but standing there like walking corpses. I screamed and fell backwards as they came towards me.

"Sweetheart it is me. I am not going to hurt you honey." My dead father said to me. I was pushing myself away from them when i collided with a dark figure. They grabbed my shoulders and then i remembered the figure chasing me. I screamed once more but then felt more hands surrounding me. Dragging me inside the manor and the doors closing behind me. Every light seemed to disappear in that instant.

I awoke with a start, breathing heavy and tears spilling down my face. I almost sat up when i felt a pair of arms surround me. I looked out side and it was still dark out. I felt a hand stroke my head and i closed my eyes. It felt so real, hard to believe it was a dream. Then there was a small light shining. A candle was lit and placed on the night stand. I saw the long haired man i started to love place it there. He turned to me with a worry filled expression.

"You okay deary?" He asked while bringing me into his arms. I felt my eye water. I nodded against him.

"Y-Yeah just a nightmare" He stroked my hair in an attempt to calm me down and to my surprise it was working. He mumbled under his his breathe something i could not hear but i just hoped it was not something bad. I pulled away from him and looked down."I am sorry for waking you."

"No need for an apology deary, i understand. But i could help you go back to sleep. The sun has not come up yet so it is best you get your sleep back" He said giving me a kiss to my forehead. Blood rushed to my cheeks and i smiled while i looked down. Undertaker still had his arms around me and laid back down on the bed taking me with him. I rested my head on his chest and just listened to his heart beat. It was soft and held a wonderful tempo enough to make me fall asleep again.

When it was actually time to get up i looked beside me and found a still sleeping Undertaker. I smiled once before untangling myself from his arms. I got out of bed and left for the front parlor. It was still locked from last night. I placed the coffins back into the little shield i had made last night before changing back into my clothes. I placed the white gown under my arm and next to my bag. Quietly i placed the coffins  back into place and walked back to the bed room. Undertaker still had not woken up. I found a piece of paper and a pen and wrote down a small letter for him.

Moving quietly over to him once again i gently kissed his cheek before moving out of the room. Taking one final glance back to him, i exited the parlor just as the lamp light put out the lamps. dawn had come over the hills and i walked the entre way back to the manor with the dress under my arm.  The walk was quiet but i brought me back to my nightmare. Was it my manor i ran to? Who was chasing me? I started to move back quickly over to the manor. And nothing seemed to be touched. As i entered i could hear the excited caw come from my room and then a balc blur coming at me.